Suomen kello- ja korumuseo Kruunu

About the museum

The Finnish Clock and Jewellery Museum Kruunu is the only museum in the Nordic countries specialising in clocks and jewellery. It previously operated under the name Suomen kellomuseo (Finnish Clock Museum). The museum's collections began to grow in 1944, when a watchmaking school was founded in Lahti and its teachers built up a teaching collection. When the school moved to Tapiola in Espoo in the 1950s, the collection moved with it.

To look after the collections, the Kellomuseosäätiö (Clock Museum Foundation) was established in the 1980s, and the actual museum opened on Opinkuja in Espoo. In 2006 the Clock Museum moved into the WeeGee exhibition centre building, where it remained until 2020. In 2021 the museum took jewellery into its collections, changed its name to Suomen kello- ja korumuseo Kruunu and moved to its present location on Ahertajantie.

Today the museum researches and preserves Finnish clock and jewellery culture and opens up its meanings through changing exhibitions, guided tours, workshops and events. The museum is part of the Tapiola museums and of Espoo's KULPS cultural trail.

Highlights

• The only clock and jewellery museum in the Nordic countries
• Clock and jewellery collections, plus an archive and library for the field
• Guided tours and workshops
• Identification service for clocks
• Café and museum shop

Operated by

Kellomuseosäätiö

Admission & discounts

Museum Card accepted. Courtyard discount: adults who show the receipt for admission to the other building at the ticket desk receive 20% off the full adult admission (combined Kruunu and Leikki ticket €18 or WeeGee ticket €20) for five days. The Kaiku card gives free admission to some exhibitions.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum has a step-free main entrance. An accessible taxi can drop off and collect visitors at the main entrance; the taxi address is Ahertajantie 3, Espoo. A wheelchair and a rollator can be borrowed from the cloakroom. The nearby P-Kulttuuriparkki car park has two accessible spaces.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum suits all visitors, from the youngest to schoolchildren and adults; its services are designed for both children and adults. Workshops and events are held at the museum.

Getting there & parking

About a ten-minute walk from the metro to the museum.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Delicatessen Kruunu & Leikki café next to the museum, and a museum shop selling jewellery, clocks, literature in the field and stationery.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Plan your visit